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Jeremiah 38:19-24

19But Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589am afraidדֹאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1672אֶת־'et-H853of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have desertedנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307toאֶל־'el-H413the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,forפֶּֽן־pen-H6435the Chaldeansmay deliverיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414meאֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853into their handsבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027to abuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me.”

20“They will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hand you overיִתֵּ֑נוּyi.Te.nuH5414,”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Obeyשְֽׁמַֽע־ נָ֣א׀she.ma'- na'H8085 H4994the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068in whatלַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am telling youדֹּבֵ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָdo.Ver 'e.Lei.khaH1696 H413,that it may go wellוְיִ֥יטַבve.Yi.tavH3190with youand youנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315may liveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to surrenderלָצֵ֑אתla.TzetH3318,thisזֶ֣הzehH2088isthe wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has shown meהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200:

22וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009Allכָל־khol-H3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834remainנִשְׁאֲרוּ֙nish.'a.RuH7604in the palaceבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will be brought outמוּצָא֕וֹתmu.tza.'otH3318toאֶל־'el-H413the officialsשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,and thoseוְהֵ֣נָּהve.He.nahH2007womenwill sayאֹמְר֗וֹת'o.me.RotH559: ‘They misled youהִסִּית֜וּךָhi.si.Tu.khaH5496and overcameוְיָכְל֤וּve.ya.khe.LuH3201you—those trustedשְׁלֹמֶ֔ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965friends of yoursאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582.Your feetרַגְלֶ֖ךָrag.Le.khaH7272sankהָטְבְּע֥וּha.te.be.'UH2883into the mireבַבֹּ֛ץva.BotzH1206,and they desertedנָסֹ֥גוּna.So.guH5472youאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.’

23וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Allכָּל־kol-H3605your wivesנָשֶׁ֣יךָna.Shei.khaH802andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853childrenבָּנֶ֗יךָba.Nei.khaH1121will be brought outמֽוֹצִאִים֙mo.tzi.'ImH3318toאֶל־'el-H413the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778.And youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859yourself will notלֹא־lo'-H3808escapeתִמָּלֵ֣טti.ma.LetH4422their graspמִיָּדָ֑םmi.ya.DamH3027,forכִּ֣יkiH3588you will be seizedתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂti.ta.FesH8610וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853byבְיַ֤דve.YadH3027the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,and thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892will be burned downתִּשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פtis.Rof ba.'EshH8313 H784.”

24Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ אֶֽל־tzid.ki.Ya.hu 'el-H6667 H413warnedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “Do notאַל־'al-H408let anyoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045about thisהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428conversationבַּדְּבָֽרִים־ba.de.va.rim-H1697,orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808you will dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

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